The Tea Cult is a cozy, slow-paced, six-seat tea room where cultural heritage, story, sensory experience, modern art, and very good tea are deliberately tangled together.
This is not a place designed for efficiency. It is a place designed for attention. You may arrive for tea. You may stay for the stories. You may leave thinking about something entirely different.
“With intention, tea can guide us into a unique mental space.”
>> READ: THE KEY TO THE SACRED PLACE <<| LOCATION | #23 — 1420 9 Ave SE Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| SUNDAY | 12:00 pm — 8:00 pm |
| MONDAY | 4:00 pm — 9:00 pm |
| TUESDAY | 4:00 pm — 9:00 pm |
| WED–SAT | CLOSED |
There are only 6 seats. Reservations are strongly encouraged.
>> REQUEST A RESERVATION BY EMAIL <<Private tastings and classes can be arranged outside public opening hours. If Google Maps sends you into the strange back alley, do not panic. There is nearby parking.
A focus on mainland Chinese and Taiwanese oolong teas. We will cover several distinctive styles of oolong (Rock, Beauty, High Mountain, Phoenix, Iron Goddess, etc)
This tasting will last approximately 3.5 hours and cost $70 per person. There will be 2 seatings, one at 12pm and another at 4pm.
A Yunnan, thus Pu'Erh and White tea centric event. It will be about 8 teas, covering the major tea styles of the region. This event will run about 3 hours and cost $60 per person.
There will be 2 seatings, one at 12pm and another at 4pm.
The Tea Cult will have a booth at the first inaugural Calgary Tea Festival. Josh will deliver a presentation on mindfulness at the event and host a limited workshop on how to brew ‘better’ tea.
The shop will be closed! Nataliya and I will be at the Usagi Jinja from 11:00am until 4:00pm serving tea and telling stories.
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Email: josh@theteacult.ca
Phone: (403) 607-6460
#23 — 1420 9 Ave SE
Calgary, Alberta, Canada